CHARTING NOSTROMO… Memories of Nostromo: Darrell's story 2019-04-25 10:00:39 AM CDT2021-02-24 05:08:23 PM CST W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/DC>> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... On September 30, 2017, The Nostromo Files launched “Memories of Nostromo,” a guest essay series. As I write these words, I realize that I…
FRIENDS OF THE NOSTROMO FILES… Nostromo tees. 2018-09-22 06:41:46 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:37:26 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Now, here's an obscure T-shirt that even a dedicated Nostromo fan will appreciate! A nod to Brian Wyvill (aka BLOB), who created the original…
ART… Samples, from The Nostromo Files. 2017-02-14 08:02:32 PM CST2020-12-19 07:50:31 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Astro-cartography proceeds apace here as I work to update The Nostromo Files website. Striving for that "wonderfully retro" look, with which the site has been praised, sometimes…
FILM… “Equatorial orbit nailed”: the story behind the computer animations of ‘Alien’. 2016-05-21 10:51:50 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:50:48 PM CST The retro-futurist design aesthetic of Ridley Scott's Alien lends authenticity to the depiction of the commercial towing vehicle, Nostromo, that veteran of untold ore-processing runs in the service of Weyland-Yutani's…
